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Work and shops
I moved here in 1948. There were no roads when we came here and no shops, the vans came round with the food. My jobs I worked in three shops and the Navy Base as a cleaner for the officers quarters, and changed their beds. I worked in the green grocers for 20 years. It was called Den’s after the man who owned it. After he sold it, he had a flower stall at Northwood station. The milkman My husband was a milkman for the Express Dairy for 39 yea...
Holidays, bingo and fun with the Clitheroe Club
Holidays I have always gone away with Fred to a holiday camp. We all went on holiday together on a coach, about 48 of us. We went to Devon, Cornwall, Yarmouth. The last one was Devon but when Fred’s wife got ill he couldn’t do it any more. He used to do everything, take the money, put the cases on the coach. We had all our meals there and then went into the dance hall to dance. When Fred’s wife died he met another lady and married her. He sold hi...
Living in Prestwick Road
I worked in Oxhey as a carer for 15 years. I worked for Social Services. We used to spend 2 hours with people, not like it is today. I stayed for my children I lived in Prestwick Road for 45 years. I am 82 this year. I came from Hampstead and we were moved here. I went back to London every day because I hated it here. I had to stay because I had 5 kids in school here. They have done very well. My son went to Watford Boys. I had 2 daughter...
Singing with the choir
I came to Oxhey from Preston Road near Wembley. I lived in Carpenders Avenue then moved into South Ohxey in the group home. I got married in 1991 at All Saints Church. Singing with the Choir I am in South Oxhey Choir and sang at Watford Colloseum and St Albans Abbey and in Oxhey Precinct. Most recently we sang at the Westminster Hall. Soon we are billed to appear at Camden Roundhouse. We had to learn to sing in Latin to sing Agnus Dei in eig...
CORONATION STREET PARTIES - SOUTH OXHEY - PART 2
PRESTWICK ROAD They had a tent ready in case it rained at Prestwick Road between numbers 269 and 292, but of course, it was not needed.This children’s party was first planned for Coronation Day, but when the organisers saw Saturday’s sunshine they were quite satisfied they had made it Saturday after all. The party began with sports on the pavement and followed on with games. O’Grady was particularly popular. After tea, prepared by the women of ...
Friendly shopping in the 1960s
... I remember the Barkers mobile grocery van. I found it fascinating and a real novelty, with friendly service and the owner in a white coat. It became a familiar sight. And I used to love to go inside and just look and see all the different things for sale. It was used very widely locally. ...
Embling Hall plaque
The plaque naming the ‘Embling Hall’ at the Clitheroe Club was errected in the memory of James H Embling OBE. Mr Embling was the first Headteacher of Oxhey Wood School in Oxhey Drive and was at the school for approximatley 30 years. He was awarded the OBE in 1972 for services to Education. https://www.oxheywood.herts.sch.uk/ Mr Embling was also greatly involved with the older generation on the estate. He was a founder member of the Management C...
Clitheroe Club reminiscences
The Our Oxhey Group visited the Clitheroe Club on Thursday 16th February 2012 to collect memories from club members. Tea and cake Tea and homemade cakes were on offer to club members. For those who wanted to share their memories, there was the chance to sit and reminisce while volunteers from Our Oxhey transcribed their memories, and some people were also recorded whilst they remembered. Memories Many of the club members have lived in Oxhey for ...
Clarendon School class photo
... Mike Simpson’s photo must have been taken pre-Christmas 1960. It is rather grainy but would David Laurie, Veronica Hayden, Pat Taverner, Pete French and Christine Miller also have been present. Ironic that someone like me who hated school should have finished up a school Teacher. Lawrence{Bill} Bailey was probably the best Teacher I have ever met. Whatever happened to the Crusader? ...
22 Hamilton Road - Part 2
Why I have sub-titled this page “Security Family Freedom and Fun” when growing up as a young boy on the “Oxhey Estate” during the late 1940,s and early 1950,s when almost all of us lived with very little in the way of possessions.No television,no computers,no hamburgers,no fizzy drinks and everything else we think we need to be happy today.We had a family at home,at school and at play.The majority of us were sent of to school with some form of br...
22 HAMILTON ROAD PART 1
22 Hamilton Road was my home from 1947-1964.We were a family of six children five boys and a girl. My eldest brother Dick,sister Betty,older brother Ian, then a seven year gap to myself,then younger brothers Alistair and David.Due to the age gap between myself and the older half of the family I have little memory of them at this early age.I was five years old and my younger brothers 3 and 1 at this time.With the exception of my brother Ian all ar...
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Oxhey Library shines
Oxhey’s library took centre stage in January 2012, as the ‘Council of the Year’ judges came to call. Hertfordshire County Council is one of six local authorities to have been shortlisted for the prestigious Council of the Year award by Local Government Chronicle magazine. In an intensive three hour visit hosted by the Oxhey Library, four expert judges heard about the ways in which Hertfordshire County Council is bringing about real improvements f...
New book on the history of South Oxhey
David Reidy, a former South Oxhey resident [1948-69], has been editing a fairly substantial history of the Estate for the past eighteen months. It includes many unpublished pictures, maps, diagrams, etc. The book will be launched on Saturday, 30th June 2012 between 2 and 5 p.m. at All Saints Church in Gosforth Lane, Mr David Gauke MP has kindly agreed to attend. Everyone welcome. David Reidy would be very pleased to hear from anyone who would eit...
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Green Lane 1900 - 1910
... This photograph of Green Lane – Oxhey taken in 1900 shows the then very peaceful setting of Green Lane. The photograph was taken at what is now the junction with Woodwaye. Many of the trees are still there. Green Lane remained an ‘unadopted’ road for many years and was full of some very deep potholes. ...
Oxhey Place - A Very Early Design
... A photograph of an earlier design for ‘Oxhey Place’ , note the spelling of Oxhey – ‘Oxey’. ...
CORONATION STREET PARTIES - SOUTH OXHEY - PART 1
HAREWOOD ROAD At the Harewood Road party at Warren Dell School the programme began with tea and was followed by a Charlie Chaplin film show. Then there were games, Punch and Judy and a talent show by the children. Later in the evening Brenda Russell aged 15, gave a dancing display. When they went home the 36 childen were each given a Coronation cup, saucer and plate and other presents. Altogether £48 was spent on the party. Organisers were Mrs...
Moved to South Oxhey in 1948
I moved to South Oxhey in 1948, there were no pavements just ash paths. We did not have any shops just a big van, ‘Barkers’ which used to park where the main car park is now. To get to Carpenders we used to go through the railway arch which was used as a cow shed. I went to Victoria Girls School in Watford. I remember going to ‘Youth Club’ which was held in a Nissen Hut in Oxhey Lane and to dances which were held at the ‘ Pavilion’. In later yea...
Drive
We pulled into a small German Village where there was very little sign of life. The Hotel receptionist was expecting us. We were relieved to stop for the night after our long journey. I had passed my Driving Test. Freedom at last! I could drive my blue mini to work from now on. Life did not turn out to be so simple. It is midnight, there is a long queue of vehicles at Dover. The lights of the Ferry lit the night sky. We wait patie...
Early Memories
... The wooden footbridge and platforms of Carpenders Park Station. Fishing for tiddlers and newts in the pond which is behind the Police Station in ‘Pond Wood’ ‘Wooden Bygones’ near top of Oxhey Drive. St. Andrews Road when you could drive and park in it. The Library as it was in 1962 (ie two rebuilds ago) ...
A Literary Estate
Seven people came to Oxhey Library for a creative writing workshop on Friday 1st June. Writing about emotions We began the morning with introductions then into some automatic writing exercises about the estate. Right from the outset it was clear that the participants were eager to write and to write autobiographically. The ethic within the group was naturally generous and respectful and participants shared their work at the end of each writing ex...
Arriving in the "Country"
Meeting future residents at the Train Station, as they came off with children, and arriving from London, where possibly they had lived for many years. Taking them by car to view their future homes. Answering their questions – where are the shops, schools? Bewildered ladies who had arrived in what was then country settings and all this to have the privilege of serving them with milk – from Braziers Dairies. They were met at the station by the Co-o...
Spinning plates and stories
Children had a great time at the Community Learning Fun Day at Oxhey Library on Saturday 19th May from 10am to 1pm. The Learners’ Forum from ASCEND The event was organised by the learner’s from ASCEND who take part in the Learners’ Forum which is facilitated by HAFLS (Hertfordshire Adult and Family Learning Service). Learners from ASCEND wanted to promote what they have been learning about at ASCEND and also have some fun activities for childre...
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Dear Mittal, you will need to contact Oxhey Library directly for any book requests
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Oxangeheage to modern Oxhey
This article I wrote for the Watford Observer in 1971 was to form the basis of a book I was...
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